Give me a Link please, to Ali Express or Amazon, where it could be bought.
I need it from "global" place, to ship it to USA
This is the link to Amazon, although it’s currently sold out :
https://www.amazon.com/Aqara-Requires-Control-Different-Supports/dp/B0BHWS3VTZ
Thanks. I will try, to observe that amazon link, on ali-express T1 Pro is absent.
Yes, I have it.
Not recommended, requires polling every few seconds, and does not remember the energy. The driver must do maths to calculate the total energy.
Also, feedback is that measurement error is significant, 20% or something.
I should put a warning in the forum not to buy it.
Thank you. Consider giving warning. Or at least "description", that is talkative and have significant measurement error.
So, in theory that one
https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005005275999136.html
Could be interesting, because it's even two-way, so usable in solar / PV installations. It cost's aprox 3x of price of SY1/SY2, and it's measuring three phases. Could you look for opinion about it? Maybe I will order it to you and you will send me back, with SY1+SY2
Hold on for now, I will need to take some rest after I finish the Tongou SY2 driver … : )
Back on the OP topic about Aqara Cube T1 Pro - without a driver (or using improper driver) this device may send Zigbee Group #0 broadcasts to all the devices in the Zigbee mesh, switching everything on or off (even when the HE hub is not powered on!). This affects Tuya, Osram, IKEA and Aqara Zigbee plugs and bulbs for sure, probably other brands also.
So for now my advice is to not play with it on your main hub.
Wow that sounds catastrophic. I won't use anything Aqara on my HE mesh ever again. Same goes for Ikea. Life has been good without them
Yep, it sounds scary (and is not pleasant when it happens), but Aqara and Ikea are used with all known other home automation systems, so there should be a solution to avoid it from happening.
That certainly explains the odd behavior I experienced when adding a TI Cube to a dev C-7 hub. I couldn't figure out why both an Aqara & Iris smart outlet would suddenly switch off when I fiddled with the T1. Now I know. What a pain in the ■■■. I wish Aqara was more helpful & actually allowed their products to play well with others as I like the concept behind using various gestures as a controller.
I wish Aqara was more helpful & actually allowed their products to play well with others
As per my knowledge, this has never been Aqara's intention. I have never seen any official statements from Aqara that their Zigbee products are intended to work with anything else but the Aqara series of Zigbee hubs.
I have seen just the opposite - screenshots of Aqara support e-mails stating that Aqara Zigbee devices are tested and granted to work only with Aqara Zigbee hubs.
Integrating all Aqara Zigbee devices in all other platforms different than Aqara is based on reverse engineering of the Zigbee commands sent and received between their hubs and their devices.
Asked ChatGPT:
List 50 Zigbee hubs available on the market
ChatGPT
Here is a list of 50 Zigbee hubs that were available on the market as of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021. Please note that availability and product offerings may have changed since then:
- Samsung SmartThings Hub
- Philips Hue Bridge
- Amazon Echo Plus (2nd generation)
- IKEA Tradfri Gateway
- Hubitat Elevation Hub
- Xiaomi Aqara Hub
- Wink Hub 2
- Google Nest Hub (formerly known as Google Home Hub)
- Homey Smart Home Hub
- Abode Gateway
- VeraSecure Hub
- Comcast Xfinity Home Hub
- Telstra Smart Home Hub
- Osram Lightify Gateway
- Control4 Zigbee Pro Controller
- Develco Products Squid.link Gateway
- Legrand Home+ Control Hub
- Nortek Security & Control Hub
- Zipato ZipaTile
- Bosch Smart Home Controller
- Bitron Video Zigbee Gateway
- Livolo Zigbee Hub
- Centralite Pearl Thermostat
- Tuya Zigbee Gateway
- Z-Wave.Me Z-Way Controller
- Eria Zigbee Hub
- Innr Zigbee Bridge
- Jasco Zigbee Hub
- Smartenit Harmony G2 Hub
- HEIMAN Zigbee Gateway
- Orvibo Zigbee Hub
- Feibit Zigbee Gateway
- Olibra Bond Bridge
- Danalock Universal Module
- Enerwave Zigbee Gateway
- iHorn Zigbee Gateway
- Nue Zigbee Bridge
- Orvibo SmartMate Hub
- Salus Smart Home Hub
- Orvibo Zigbee Bridge
- Terncy Smart Hub
- EcoNet Controls Zigbee Hub
- Sunricher Zigbee Gateway
- Nortek HUSBZB-1 Zigbee/Z-Wave Hub
- Immax Zigbee Gateway
- SINOPÉ Zigbee Gateway
- Jasco Zigbee Controller
- Norka Tech Zigbee Gateway
- Trust Zigbee Control Station
- Shenzhen Heiman Zigbee Hub
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and there may be other Zigbee hubs available on the market that were not mentioned. Additionally, it's essential to verify the availability and specifications of these hubs as they may have changed or been discontinued since my knowledge cutoff.
Note that Hubitat is in the 5th position on the ChatGPT list!
What I want to say is that ensuring a Zigbee device works with all these many different Zigbee coordinators and training Aqara support employees to be able to answer questions like 'Your Aqara device does not work with my XXXXXX Zigbee hub' may not be worth the cost involved.
Is the Pro better than the original in terms of knowing orientation. I found that with the original, if you picked up and rotated to a side and then put down, it wouldn't recognise it. You had to keep on the table and flip it over.
Seems like this is handled better in the new cube :
14:19:30 ... 14:20:18 - the cube was picked up, rotated to side 2 and then put back on the table (SLOWLY) - the new orientation was reported when put down. Note, that when down slowly there was no 'flipToSide' action, just the siedUp changed.
14:20:27 ... 14:20:28 - the cube was picked up, quickly rotated to side 1, and quickly put back on the table - the new orientation was reported correctly, this time followed by 'flipToSide' action.
This is just my third day playing with this new toy, I still have to understand some specifics... All the above tests were made in the new 'scene' mode.
Looks promising. At least recognising the correct side if done slowly. I may have to upgrade mine.
Thanks for developing the driver!